Formed in 1920 to succeed the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and College Entrance, the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and Entrance determined the format of the university catalogue, school calendar, status of incoming students, and standards of admission. This record group consists of correspondence, reports, and minutes documenting the activities and decisions of the committee.

Important Information for Users of the Collection

Restrictions:

Restictions on this collection were lifted in 2009 after being closed for a period of 75 years.

Preferred citation:

Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and Entrance records, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

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Status:

This collection is PROCESSED.

Historical Note

Formed in 1920, the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and Entrance succeeded the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and College Entrance. This committee, comprised of various deans and professors, determined the format of the catalogue, school calendar, status of incoming students, and standards of admission. Percy White Zimmerman, Dean of the School of Agriculture, served as chair from 1920 to 1923. In 1924, W. S. Small, Dean of the College of Education became the new chair, a position he held until May 1930.

W. M. Hillegeist continued serving as secretary, a position held on the previous committee, during 1921. Then, from 1922 to 1930, Assistant Registrar Alma H. Preinkert filled that position.

The committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and Entrance existed until May 1930, when it was renamed the Committee on Catalogue, Registration, and Entrance.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The records of the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and Entrance consist of minutes, correspondence, and reports from meetings from 1920 to 1930.

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

The records of the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and Entrance were transferred to the University of Maryland at College Park Libraries by the Office of Admissions and Registration in 1976.

Processing Information

The documents were separated from the Records of the Committee on Faculty, which consisted of the records of Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and Entrance and its predecessor and successor groups. After the removal of paper clips and staples, the records were placed in acid-free folders and stored in an acid-free box. In 2009, restrictions on this collection were lifted after being closed for a period of 75 years.

Encoded by:

EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Dan Schwartz, April 2006 and Elizabeth A. McAllister, June 2006. Edited by Malissa Ruffner, December 2008. Edited by Gail Cinoski, July 2009.

Arrangement of Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series 1: Minutes, 1920-1930 (0.5 linear inches)

This series consists of handwritten and typed minutes of committee meetings concerning admission of students, accreditation of secondary schools, and the format and preparation of the catalogue. These materials have been arranged chronologically.

This series consists of correspondence on school accreditation, a reference to Small as chair, and reports on faculty recommendations for Freshmen week. The materials also focus on methods of admission, regulations on high school certification, and applications from students who have never studied mathematics. The series has been arranged in chronological order.

Description

Series

Box / Reel

Folder / Frame

Correspondence and Reports -- 1923-1927 and undated

series 2

box 1

folder 3

Related Material

The University of Maryland also maintains the minutes and correspondence of the body which preceded the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment and Entrance, the Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and College Entrance (1918-1920) and the successor group, Committee on Catalogue, Registration, and Entrance (1930-1935).

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Selected Search Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Maryland Libraries' Catalog. Researchers desiring related materials about these topics, names, or places may search the Catalog using these headings.

Subjects

Catalogs, College

University of Maryland, College Park -- Admission -- History -- Sources

University of Maryland, College Park -- Committee on Catalogue, Student Enrollment, and Entrance -- Archives

University of Maryland, College Park -- Entrance requirements -- History -- Sources